Stephanie Rennane
@rennstep
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Economist, etc. @RANDCorporation. Interests in labor and health economics, disability policy in particular. RTs ≠ endorsements, opinions my own she/her/hers
Chicago, Illinois
Joined April 2012
PSA: I didn't see a reminder email for my DUA renewals and @resdac_cmsdata confirms that CMS is no longer regularly sending- I caught mine in time but usually depend on the emails, FYI if you're in the same boat!
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Worked with a bunch of awesome health economists to put together a list of impactful work done using Medicare claims. This is the research that would get throttled by the @CMSGov decision to limit access to research. https://t.co/9WkYbIzEDB
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High Impact Research Conducted Using Medicare Claims Data Compiled by Zack Cooper ([email protected]) with the assistance of Alexia Witthaus and numerous health economists. This document provides...
Re the @CMSGov decision to make data access harder. Want to put together a list of research using Medicare claims that has directly impacted clinical outcomes, reduced fraud, or influenced policy. There’s all the all the Atlas work. What are the greatest hits folks would cite?
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Just got the email from @CMSGov that they are planning to discontinue physical access to the Medicare/Medicaid research files and force everyone to use the (incredibly expensive) VRDC. In the transition, they'll charge physical data users $10K/year to renew DUAs. This is bad.
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It's the best time of the year--p̶u̶m̶p̶k̶i̶n̶ ̶s̶p̶i̶c̶e̶ #econjobmarket season! But with that season comes a lot of uncertainty. I get asked a lot--is RAND "industry" or "academia" or "government"? (Option D: All of them!) I'd like to correct some misperceptions (thread):
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Did you know that the child and dependent tax credit can help working family caregivers with out of pocket caregiving costs? Read all about it in our new Op-Ed with the excellent @GabriellePepin! (or check out our @UpjohnInstitute working paper for an ungated take)
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I spoke with @GovMattersTV yesterday about a @RANDCorporation report detailing how a quarter of military service members struggle with food insecurity https://t.co/EMEb9liuK8 via @YouTube
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PhD students often ask me about the culture at RAND--how is it different from academia, other think tanks, and industry? Caveating that I've only interviewed at these other places...my assessment, triangulated with colleagues:
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When evaluating income support programs, @HilaryHoynes, @LlerasMuney, and Anna Aizer argue in a new paper that economists and policymakers alike have paid too much attention to costs in the short term—and not enough to the benefits over the long run. https://t.co/i5HvDKCpaA
equitablegrowth.org
The Congressional Budget Office should incorporate longer time horizons when performing budget analyses for income support programs.
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huzzah @prof_rolheiser!
Check out this article by @JerusalemDemsas in the Atlantic on Black suburbanization, citing my work on commuting (coauthor @prof_rolheiser and others) and great research by @AlexBartik @EvanMast2 @conradcmiller! https://t.co/gK1uPR5EFv
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#2022RDRC: “Characteristics that Drive Use of Accommodations for Workers with Disabilities” Tune in to the Factors Affecting #Disability and Benefits panel on Aug. 5 @ 12:35pm EST - Register now: https://t.co/iPYPqIWC8T
@rennstep @UWMadisonCFS @RANDCorporation #RDRCResearch
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Takeaway: more evidence that simple policy defaults have real impacts on kids and families! Consistent with other work on administrative burden. https://t.co/jMAu35jXom
https://t.co/A2bNDy21Vo Thanks to @UChicagoCHAS for letting me present earlier versions of this work.
healthaffairs.org
Health-promoting social welfare programs, such as unemployment insurance, food stamps, and Medicaid, are critical in a major recession. However, administrative burdens that block access to these...
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All of these effects are larger for racial/ethnic minorities and single parents – meaning that SSI is not only reducing levels of uninsurance and caregiving burden, but also mitigating disparities in these outcomes.
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Beyond insurance coverage, we find parents are 15% less likely to reduce work to care for a child, and 7% less likely to provide care at home.
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You might think, most SSI kids are already low-income, aren’t they already on Medicaid anyways? While most of them are, we find that auto enrollment still reduces uninsurance by 38%!
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We ask, how does SSI-Medicaid auto enrollment affect SSI kids’ insurance coverage and their families’ caregiving needs? Does it reduce disparities? We compare SSI kids to other CSHCN in states with/without auto enrollment in a DiD framework to find out.
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We know auto enrollment ⬆️ insurance coverage for SSI working age adults. But we didn't know much about how it affects CSHCN or families, particularly CSHCN and families of color, who face disproportionate care burdens. https://t.co/lTqLfnexZ7
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In 34 states and DC, SSI benes are automatically enrolled in Medicaid. In another 7, they are automatically eligible, but not enrolled, and in the remaining 9, SSI benes need to meet state-specific requirements to qualify.
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New paper in @MCRRSage, with Andy Dick, out this week! https://t.co/uFhXmuvtar Let me tell you about it 🧵:
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We analyze how Medicaid automatic enrollment policies for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) who are enrolled in Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...
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For anyone seeking an overview of what scientific evidence says about the effects of various gun policies, @RANDCorporation maintains a thorough, easy-to-use resource.
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Updated findings from RAND's Gun Policy in America initiative include supportive evidence that minimum age requirements for purchasing a firearm reduce firearm suicides among young people. And...
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